Combination sweep bake



T. G. WALKER March 13, 1945.

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BY @66a ATTE RN EYS nested the resiendsof .secured one to the other at their forward ends s Il are connected with Il -llatented '13, i945 k.UN| STATES l PATENT OFFICE comma'rroiv Thomas G. Walker,

SWEEP AND LOAD ma, s'rAcxm,

Nisnnsboina, Mo., assigner of one-sixth to Joyce R.. Bailey, one-sixth to George W. Boettner, and one-sixth to George I. Beasing,

all ot Rockport,

' applieationaugm 19, 1943, serial No. 499,203

Figures is a side view illustrating the devicein a partially elevated position. e

In the embodiment selected for illustration, a traine I o which is of rectangular contour and attached tol the 'tractor I2.' The channels I2 supported by angle braces 20 and additionally braced near their upper ends by a cross channel 22.

Two upright angles 24 are attached at their lower ends to the framesIIi andare located in wardly of the forward end of the frame a dishali' the length oi the tance slightly less than frame. These anglesl are additionally supported by diagonal braces 28 and 28.

vTo the channels `Il are pivotally connected the rear ends of two angles 30, as at 22, which angles are iixedly related at their forward ends by a cross angle 2l. A rake unit 36 connected at 2l with arms 40 bolted spective angles 2l.

Grooved wheels AI2 are rotatably mounted on the angles 2U for to support the -rake una as against downward pivotal movement -when loaded.

Tol the-uprightangles 2l are pivotally con'- second runs of the lines 62 s claim. (a. 214-141 the channel 62, and each housing is provided with two grooved wheels $6. Two lines 68 are respectively passed about the two groups of wheels I8, and each line is connected at 10 with an angle I2 securedv to the channels I8. The pass around grooved` wheels 14 supported in brackets 1S attached to the angles 12 and pass downwardly and forwardly for respective connection with drums 18. The lines Il are supported forwardly of the uprights 2l by ilanged rollers Il supported on a shaft 82 carried at the forward ends of angles Il attached to a crossangle Il secured to the angles 24.

.Brace angles 28 and 2li are provided foi-the angles".

Rollers I2 are carried at the-forward ends of the angles 80 and engage'underneath the respective angles 2l to raise and lower the rakearm comprisingthe two angles 30 and their interconnecting angle 2l. Means for rotating the drums 'I8 comprises a large gear 94 secured to a shaft 9B to which the drums are iixedly secured. This shaft is rotatably supported in bearings 98 attachedto surmorts |00 secured to the upright angles 24. This gear meshes with a pinion I II2 attached to a shaft .|04 rotatably supported in bearings III! attached to the support-IIN. j

A belt I!! passes around the tractor pulleyA I III and around a pulley I I2 rotatably mounted on the shaft lllland adapted for driving connecl tion therewith through the I I4 actuated by a lever IIE.

medium of a clutch A brake drum IIB is attached to the shaft I Ill for coaction with a yprising the angles SII andl lifting angles CII xedly l brake band |20 actuated by a lever control |22. In operation, the rake-carrying arm is elevated through the medium of the lifting arm cumtheir connecting channel 62. Clockwise pivotal movement o f the lifting arm, when viewing Figure, causes the wheels 92 to ,roll on the angles 20 forl elevating the rake. Such elevation is attained through adjustment ofthe clutch Ill for connecting the drive pulley II2 with the shaft IM, which drives the drums 'Il through the mediumfof the pinion H2 and the large'gear Il. v

erste-carrying arm may exceptionally high position by reason of the ar. rangement of the lifting arm. The supporting frame structure and the brake-carrying arm'and the lifting arm are formed of angles or channels be elevated to anmounted at one end of said vehicle, a lift arm of shorter length than said Work arm means pivotally mounted at one end on said vehicle for- Wardly of the axis of said work arm means and engaging the latter to raise and lower the same, means for imparting pivotal motion to said lift arm for pivoting the work arm means, said last mentioned means including pull lines connected with the forward end of said lift arm and passing around guide wheels to a position rearwardly and upwardly of the tractor and forwardly thereof, drums connected with the pull lines, a power takeoff onsaid tractor, a driving connection between said power take-off and said drums, brake means for said drums, and clutch means for connecting and disconnecting the operating connection with respect to said drums.

2. In a device of the type described, the combination of a vehicle, a support'mounted on the vehicle including upstanding channel and angle frame members, a work arm means pivotally mounted on the support at one end of said vehicle, said work arm means comprising angle members xedly related one to the other, a. lift arm of shorter length than said work arm means 3. In a device of the type described, the comi bination of a vehicle, a support mounted on the vehicle including upstanding channel and angle frame members, a rectangular work arm means. comprising parallel "side rails and a transverse cross rail of angle iron and xedly related to each other, a rectangular left arm of shorter length than said work arm means and pivotally mounted at one end of said vehicle forwardly of the axis of said work arm means, rollers carried by the left arm and engaging underneath said work arm means and riding on the side rails thereof to raise and lower, the Work arm means, said left arm means comprising parallel side rails and a transverse end rail of angle irons fixedly related to each other, and means for imparting pivotal motion to said left arm for pivoting the work arm means.

i THOMAS G. WALKER. 

